Babes In Toyland

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Babes In Toyland

The Minneapolis-born band came to prominence in the late '80s with a raw live show that captured a musical and cultural moment; angry, talented and unfettered by societal norms, there were no costumes, no matching outfits and no harmonies. Babes in Toyland were as punk as their contemporaries, male or female, and made history along the way. Releasing three full-length albums and a number of singles and EPs, the trio influenced a legion of musicians including Sleater-Kinney, Bikini Kill and Jack-off Jill.
Dangerous Minds said, "Kat's delivery was intense and atonal, with her lyrics referencing fairytales ("Handsome and Gretel"), pain, rage, beauty, betrayal, and abusive parents, not sung with sweet, breathy, unsure vocals, but with a gut-wrenching maenad's growl." They were the first of their female contemporaries to sign to a major label (Fontanelle, the band's sophomore release, arrived in 1992 via Reprise Records) and as a byproduct of their individualism, Kat kick-started the return of baby doll dresses and plastic barrettes. Babes inToyland graced the covers of Alternative Press, NME and the aforementioned Entertainment Weekly. They played the Reading Festival three times (1991,1993 and 1995), Lollapalooza once (1993) and have been featured in numerous documentaries including 1991: The Year Punk Broke and Not Bad for a Girl. Herman left the band in 1997; Barbero and Bjelland played the final Babes in Toyland show in 2001.

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O, the band bio. Well this is how the story goes..... Girl In A Coma decided to take a small break so Nina could put out a really rad solo record. Jenn and Phanie thought , " Now that we have some time let's start a dirty messy punk band! ". Guitar players came and went and they ended up with a boy named Aaron. Singers came and went and they ended up with a gal named Letty. Recently signed to Joan Jett's Blackheart Records. Download free song now at blackheart.com/fea